Exam 15: Staffing and Scheduling

A particular classification system assigns revenue according to the functional capacity of patients and the progression of patients during their stay in rehabilitation units.More independent patient activities such as prompted voiding require higher staff utilization than do dependent activities but do not result in increased staff resources.This is an example of

Your health care organization has a decentralized system for scheduling.As part of this process,after you have developed a draft schedule,you may need to

A nurse manager must also consider a number of internal variables that will affect staffing patterns.Which of the following is an internal variable to be considered?

The number of adverse events such as falls and pressure ulcers on your unit is increasing.An ideal staffing plan to address this issue would include which of the following?

Scheduling is a function of implementing the staffing plan by assigning unit personnel to work specific hours and specific days of the week.To retain nursing staff,the nurse manager must schedule

As the unit manager,you post the staffing plan and compliance reports.This initiative is aimed at

To prepare staffing schedules,a nurse manager needs to calculate paid nonproductive time.When calculating paid nonproductive time,the nurse manager considers

A nurse manager uses many sources of data when planning the unit's workload for the year.Which of the following data must be considered in the planning?

To project staffing needs and to avoid understaffing,it is important that nurse managers consider which of the following?

In a job interview for a staff position,which of the following indicates your knowledge of patient safety?

An important aspect of managing the costs on a unit is to plan accurately for staffing needs.Nurse managers use staffing plans to

In reviewing the job description of a nurse manager,the staff members become aware that a nurse manager's role is complex.Which of the following duties are required of a nurse manager?

In the past year,you have noticed an increase in patient falls on your unit.In reading studies related to staffing and patient outcomes,you realize that you will need to plan for

A nurse manager must consider a number of external variables when preparing the personnel budget and projecting the unit's staffing needs.An external consideration is

What does a nurse staffing plan take into account?

A strategy to increase RN staff retention at Valley Hospital includes

To maintain patient safety,studies suggest that scheduling should avoid which of the following?

In evaluating mortality rates,the head nurse on the cardiac unit is surprised to find that they are higher on the weekend than on weekdays.In exploring the reasons for this apparent anomaly,the head nurse focuses on

The difference between staffing and scheduling is that staffing

A small rural hospital has been designated as a critical access hospital.It has 40 beds and an average occupancy rate of 34 beds.To prepare the staffing,the chief nursing officer computes the occupancy as being